getting our minds right: a meditative exercise for beginners and busyfolk

We Americans, for the most part, are an industrious bunch. Our story is one of achievement and conquest, no? Manifesting destiny and pursuing passions. Foreigners have flocked here for a good reason. Whether it's maximizing how much candy we can crush, how much candy we can consume, or how much candy we can manufacture, market, sell, … Continue reading getting our minds right: a meditative exercise for beginners and busyfolk

preventive wellness tip 638: what skillful gardeners know

I remember growing tomatoes in the backyard when I lived in Jersey City some 8-9 years ago, my first go at a vegetable patch. I was pretty stoked about getting this new project off the ground, but any seasoned gardener paying me a visit would've immediately seen that planting tomatoes in the shade like I had done was … Continue reading preventive wellness tip 638: what skillful gardeners know

wellness booster #603

The ancient Greeks had a term to describe that desirable sense of happiness and well-being: eudaimonia, "good-spiritedness". The internal state of eudaimonia has as its external, physical reflection a neurochemistry supporting relaxation and healing. A neurochemistry supporting relaxation and healing decreases the tendency toward tension and inflammation, two key dynamics in many disease processes, including … Continue reading wellness booster #603